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By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | April 12, 2013
BOSTON - Over the past two nights, the Orioles recaptured those late-inning heroics of last season at Fenway Park. One night after a five-run ninth-inning rally led them to victory, the Orioles came from behind against the Red Sox again Thursday, winning 3-2 in a game that played out much like so many of last year's close wins. This victory sealed the Orioles' fifth straight series win at Fenway Park, a streak that dates back to July 7-10, 2011. “It means a lot,” said Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, who drove in two runs, including the game-winner in the seventh.
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By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | April 12, 2013
In the sixth inning of the Orioles' 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, Orioles manager Buck Showalter turned to bench coach John Russell in the visiting dugout of Fenway Park and made a prognostication in the middle of a tied game. Left-hander Brian Matusz had just overcome a 3-0 count to Jarrod Saltalamacchia to strike him out on a full-count pitch. Matusz came into the game with two on and one out in the sixth, relieving starter Chris Tillman after he threw 96 pitches.
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By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | April 11, 2013
It didn't take long for Orioles first baseman Chris Davis' season-opening offensive tear to continue on Thursday night against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. In Davis' first at bat of the game in the second inning, he crushed an Alfredo Aceves pitch to center field for his sixth homer of the season. Davis' solo shot put the Orioles up 1-0. Davis now has homers in 13 of his last 16 games dating back to Sept. 26, 2012. Included in that stretch are consecutive homer streaks of four and six games.
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By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | April 11, 2013
BOSTON - Crazy things happen when the Orioles come to Boston. This wasn't a 17-inning game. No position players had to pitch. But the comeback the Orioles staged Wednesday night was one they needed to salvage this three-game series at Fenway Park. Trailing by two runs, the Orioles rallied for a five-run ninth inning against Boston closer Joel Hanrahan, capped by Manny Machado's three-run homer over the Green Monster in left field that gave them a dramatic 8-5 win. “It was a huge win for us,” Machado said.
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By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | April 11, 2013
Now that the Orioles' bullpen has returned to the conventional seven-reliever setup, roles will be magnified for each reliever. That goes for right-hander Tommy Hunter, who allowed back-to-back homers in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Red Sox before the Orioles rallied in a five-run ninth for an 8-5 win at Fenway Park. Hunter, who was the first Orioles pitcher to take the mound after a 43-minute rain delay, actually started the inning strong by striking out the first two batters, including outlasting third baseman Will Middlebrooks on an 11-pitch at bat. But after striking out Middlebrooks, Daniel Nava and Jarrod Saltalamacchia both homered on 96-mph fastballs.
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By Matt Vensel | April 8, 2013
Adam Jones said Sunday he wanted to “shut up” Red Sox fans Monday during Boston's home opener. But instead, Jones and the red-hot Orioles offense got shut down by starter Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox. Buchholz pitched seven scoreless innings for the Red Sox, allowing three hits and striking out eight batters, including Jones once. He also issued four walks. Buchholz didn't allow an Orioles runner to reach third base. Obviously, a 3-1 loss was not what Jones had in mind Sunday when he said the Orioles planned to spoil Opening Day in Boston . "The more people, the more you want to shut them up. That's how I look at it. I don't care, they can stand up the whole game.